View Single Post
Old 11-17-2019, 03:29 PM   #8
LHaven
Senior Member
 
LHaven's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Wickenburg
Posts: 3,314
Quote:
Originally Posted by Stircrazy View Post
I would be concerned that a heat gun is not hot enough to get a proper solder joint. it may melt the "low temp" solder but is it hot enough for a proper bond or are you getting just a bunch of cold solder joints which in essence is a week crimp joint....
Same here. If this solder flows under just a heat gun, I wouldn't dare use it here in desert Arizona, where 120° is not an uncommon occurrence, and that's out where the air is circulating freely, not inside a metal box, where it is worse.
__________________
2019 Cougar 26RBSWE
2019 Ford F-250
LHaven is offline   Reply With Quote